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Exodus
by Leon Uris
An American nurse and an Israeli freedom fighter get caught up in the re-birth of Israel, during the the British Mandate and the Indepence of the State of Israel.The book tells the story of the State of Israel, and the background of its population (holocaust survivores, russian imigrantes running away from pogroms).
The Pale Horse
by Agatha Christie
Was it really the Thomasina Tuckerton--dropout heiress turned bohemian beat girl--seen in a cafe brawl with another woman? Her obituary confirms it. Thomasina's unfortunate demise would have passed unnoticed if it hadn't been for the priest who suffered a fatal blow at the hand of a stranger only days later. What's the connection? A list of names hidden in father Gorman's shoes--among them, Miss Tuckerton's. It... (more)